Whelen Euro Series

NASCAR Next driver and two-time Junior Trophy winner Alon Day will return the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with one sole goal in mind: to win the European NASCAR Championship. The Israeli will also aim at expanding his program in the United States, adding as many races as possible to his NASCAR campaign.

“I am really happy to be back and race again in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and to do it with CAAL Racing, the team I had so much success with. You don't want to change a winning team,” said Day, who finished third in points in 2016.

February 15th was a special day for NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Lady Cup winner Arianna Casoli. The Italian successfully completed a full test day at New Smyrna Speedway at the wheel of a Pro Late Model under the supervision of former NCWTS Champion and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie Of The Year Mike Skinner as a prize for her success in Europe and she was all smiles when she climbed out of the car for the last time.

After finishing second in the Challenger Trophy and in the Rookie Cup for his debut season, Marconi Abreu will return to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with RDV Compétition to drive the #47 Chevrolet SS in both the NWES Divisions.

In his second full-time season in the European NASCAR Series, the Brazilian will aim at taking another step towards the front of the grid with RDV Competition to climb on the podium.

The number of NASCAR Whelen Euro Series drivers crossing the Atlantic to compete in NASCAR in the US keeps growing as the official NASCAR Series in Europe continues to provide the best opportunities to its drivers to develop their career. The latest drivers to collect prizes for their 2016 success are Stienes Longin and Arianna Casoli.

ELITE 2 Division Champion Stienes Longin will make his American debut on February 24th at New Smyrna Speedway in the PPG/Tower Sealants Pro Late Model 100, one of the most important races held at the track during the Daytona Speedweeks.

Fans, media and drivers will have a new chance to experience the unique atmosphere of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series paddock! On March 3 the Autodromo di Franciacorta, the new Italian home of the NWES Semi Finals, will host the 2017 season Prologue together with a presentation of the Season and the September 16-17 NWES event.

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and Hockenheimring announced today that the 2017 NWES race at the legendary German track will take place on July 29-30, moving from its initial slot at the beginning of July to take the date usually reserved to the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

This new announced race is now called “American Fan Fest” and of course has the NWES races as the main attraction.

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series cars once again provided huge fun to drivers and race fans of the Race Of Champions in Miami, Florida and proved to be a great benchmark to measure the skills of some of the best drivers in the world. The epic battle between NASCAR Champion Kurt Bush and F1 driver David Coulthard on the NWES cars was a highlight of the week-end and thrilled the whole Marlins Park.

Reigning NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Champion Anthony Kumpen will return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2017 thanks to the Nexteer Road to Daytona program. He benefited from the prize awarded by NWES for his 2016 title to help him building this campaign which will include at least two races at the wheel of the #46 LeasePlan Chevrolet Camaro fielded by Precision Performance Motorsports at Daytona and at Mid-Ohio.

Alon Day’s rising star was recognized on Tuesday during an official ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel in which the two-time NWES Junior Trophy winner and NASCAR Next driver was recognized as Israel’s Athlete Of The Year in the motorsports category.

Israel’s Ministry Of Culture and Sports rewards every year the best athletes in different categories, with olympic sports, paralympic sports and other sports among them. 2016 marked the first year motorsport was included in the selection and Day is the first ever driver to receive the award.